Pantos girdle



E. C. CLARK PANTIE GIRDLE Original Filed Feb. 29, 1944 INVENTOR 5; 2 4551% 6 Cum/r BY MVW ATTORN EYS Reissue d A r. 2, 1946 22,738 ram-rs GIRDLE 7 Elizabeth 0. our, New York, N. r.

Original No. 2,363,775. dated November as, 1944,

Seth! No. 524.347, February 29, 1944 tion 1'01 Rim Jill, 13, 1945, Serial scum.

This invention relates to feminine undergarments and is directed more particularly to an improvement in the class of imdergarments known in the trade as pantie girdles, that is, a combined foundation or supporting garment and a nether garment which aflords abdominal support while also covering and protecting the cm area. One of the principal objections and drawbacks to this class ofgarments has been the difficulty and inconvenience experienced by the wearers by having to lower the garment for functional purposes and to subsequently raise said garment and readjust the outer clothing thereover and, while some attempts have been made to provide a convenience opening in the crotch portion thereof, the same have proven unsatisfactory and ineffective due to the restricted size of said convenience opening and the failure to provide proper means for closing the same to cover and protect the crotch area.

In order to overcome the above recited objections and disadvantages, the present invention comprehends an improved pantie girdle which is so constructed as to provide a relatively large convenience opening in the crotch portion thereof together with means for completely closing said opening to cover and protect the crotch area.

More particularly the invention resides in a garment of the indicated character which includes an abdominal embracing member having depending leg portions which respectively cover the front, rear and outer side surfaces of the less and which are open at the inner confrontin sides with gore pieces having upper concave edges located within the open confronting inner sides of the leg portions and secured thereto at the front and rear edges thereof to the front and rear edges of the leg portions with the upper concave edges unsecured to provide a relatively large convenience opening and a,covering flap corresponding approximately in size and shape to that of the gore pieces and secured at its upper concave edge to the upper concave edge of one of the gore pieces with detachable means connecting the covering flap in overlying relation to the other gore piece so as to close said convenience opening.

With the above enumerated and other objects in view, the invention, is set forth in greater detail in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a pantie girdle constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the cover flap in closed position;

Applica- NO. 604,918

Hg. 2 is a similar view illustrating the cover flap in open position;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the garment with one of the leg portions turned upwardly and illustrating the cover flap in open position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference the garment includes an abdominal embracing member II which may be of any desired fabric and so constructed and reinforced as to provide the necessary lit and required support. The member ll includes preferably integral depending leg portions ll of the same material or an equivalent fabric to that of the said member l9. Each of the leg portions H is fashioned or designed so as to cover and snugly fit around the front, rear and outer side surfaces of the legs whereby said leg portion ii are open at the inner confronting sides and which open inner sides are defined by front and rear edges l2 and l3 which, as shown, preferably converge downwardly with reference to each other.

Gore pieces or gussets I4 and I5, preferably of a softer and more flexible fabric than the member ll and leg portions H, are inserted and secured within the inner confronting open sides of the leg portions of the garment and, as illustrated in the drawing, said gore pieces or gussets each have a concave upper edge ii, front and rear edges I1 and II which converge downwardly and a substantially straight lower edge IS. The front and rear side edges l1 and 'II of the gore pieces II and I5 are respectively secured in any desired manner to the front and rear edges l2 and 13 of the leg portions ll so that the lower edges I! of the gore pieces are substantially flush with the lower edges of the leg portions ll while the upper concave edges Ii of said gore pieces I4 and 15 remain free and unsecured to define a relatively large convenience opening 20, which runs from the back to the front of the garment in the crotch portion thereof and whose side edges converge at the front and rear ends of the opening.

In order to normally close the convenience opening 2| for covering and protecting the crotch area, a cover flap 2i is provided which consists of a piece of fabric corresponding approximately in size and shape to and preferably of the same material as the gusset or gore pieces I4 and I5. As shown, the flap 2| is formed with a concave upper edge 22, front and rear edges 23 and 24 and a substantially straight lower edge 25, the upper concave edge 22 thereof being secured to the concave upper edge IQ of one of the gore 3. In a combined girdle and nether garment,

pieces, in the present disclosure the sore piece ll of the right leg portion I I.

Any suitable means may be employed for detachably retaining the cover flap 2| incovering relation to the other core piece It so as to close the convenience opening 2! but as illustrated said means is shown as interengageable snap fastener elements 26 and 21 which are respectively secured to and carried by the front and rear edge por-.

tions l2 and ll of the gore piece It and the front rear edge portions 23 and I! of the cover flap 2|.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

i. A pantie girdle including a relatively inflexible abdominal embracing and supporting body member having depending leg portions each of which cover the front rear and'side surfaces of the legs and which are open at the inner confronting aides thereof to define downwardly convergent front and rear side edges. gore pieces of relatively softer more flexible material than the body member and each having a concave upper edge and downwardly convergent front and rear edges, said gore pieces being respective y d m within the open confronting inner sides of the leg portions and tly secured at the front andrearedgesthereoitotheirontandrearedges of the openings at the inner confronting sides of the leg portions with the upper concave edges of said gore pieces free and unsecured to provide a relatively large convenience opening. a cover nap of relatively softer and more flexible material corresponding approximateiv in size and shape to said gore pieces and tly secured at its upper concave edge to the upper concave edge of one of the gore pieces with the remaining edges free and unsecured, and detachable means for connecting the side edges of the cover flap to the side edges of and in overlying relation with the other gorepiece to close said convenience opening.

2. In a combined foundation and nether garment, an abdominal embracing and supporting member of relatively inflexible material, substantially semi-annular integral leg portions depending therefrom and having inner confronting cutawaycrotchareas, gussetpiecesofasottermore flexible material permanently secured within the cutawaycrotchareastocompleteeachoftheleg portions and to cover the adjacent imcovered portionaofthelegsofthewearer,theuppcredges ofsaidgussetpiecesbeingfreeandimsecuredto deflneaconvenienceopeningofrelativelylarge size,acoverflapsecuredatitsupper edgetotheupperedgeofoneofthegusetpieces and depending therefrom with the remaining edges free and and detachable means forretainingsaidcoverflapincoveringrelatlon to the other gusset piece to close the convenience more flexible material than said member permanently secured at the vertical edges thereof to vertical edges of the leg covering portions respecttvely so as to complete the same and extend around the uncovered inner side surface of the legs with the upper-edges oi the gusset insertsbeing free from and unsecured to each other for defining a convenience opening of relatively large size. and a cover flap permanently secured at its upper edge to the upper edge of one of the gusset inserts and with the remaining edges free and unsecured, said flap being adapted to be detachably secured in overLving relation to the other gusset insert for closing the convenience opening.

4. A pantie girdle including an abdominal embracing and supporting body member having depending leg portions each of which cover the front rear and side surfaces of the legs and which are open at the inner confrontin sides thereof to define downwardly cmvergent front and rear side edges, gore pieces of oft flexible material each having a concave upper edge and downward- 1y convergent front and rear edges, said gore pieces being respectively disposed within the open confronting inner sides of the leg portions and permanentlysecuredatthefront andrearedges thereoftothefrontandrearedgesoftheopeningsattheinnerconfronflngsidesoftheleg portions with the upper concave edges of said gorepieces free andunsecuredtoprovidearelatively large convenience opening, a cover flap of soft flexible material componding approximatelyinsizeandshapetosaidgorepiecuandpeb detachablemcansforretainingsaidcoverflapin coveringrelationtotheothergussetpiecetoclose theoonvenienceopening.

6. In a combined girdle and nether garment, s supporting member extending downwardly fromthewaistlinetoaregionbelowthecrotchof thewearerwiththefrontandrearotthelower portionorsaid member notched upwardlyi'mm letodeflneapairofsuniannularleg coverin portionsextendin armmd thei'rontandrearandoutersidesurfacesof thelega'andacrotchstructureincludingapair ofgussetinsertsofsoftflexlblematerlalpermanently secured at the vertical edges thereof toverticaledgesofthelegcoverlngportionsrespectivelysoastooomnietetheaameandextend aroundtheimooveredinnersidesurfaceofthe legswiththeupperedgesotthegussetinserts beingfreefromangtoeachotherfor v defininga convenience openingofrelatively large siae,anda coverilappermanentlyaecmed atits upperedgetotheupperedseoroneorflaes ss t insertsiand with the remaining edges free and unsecured, said flap being adapted to be detachably secured in overlying relation to the other gusset insert for closing the convenience opening.

'7. In a combined foundation and nether garment, an abdominal embracing and supporting member having integral leg portions depending therefrom, said garment having a convenience opening in the crotch portion thereof extending from the front to the rear of the garment, a cover flap for said opening, means to permanently secure said flap to one of the leg portions at one side of the convenience opening along a line running from the front to the back of the garment, and means to detachably secure said cover flap to the other leg portion.

ing, means to permanently secure said flap to a side edge of the opening running from the front to the back of the garment, and means to detachably secure the flap to the leg portion including the other side edge of the convenience opening in a direction extending generally from the front to the rear of the garment.

ELIZABETH C. CLARK. 

